@RoyBrander
> I just don't see a risk of Wikipedia becoming "enshittified" for money or politics, but - they can make payroll for 700 and keep running indefinitely
There's a trade-off here. The WP loses resilience in some ways by being centralized, but it's easier for them to attract and manage donations. The fediverse is more resilient as a platform - it will never all go down at once - but each component part has to struggle for funding independently.